(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) said the bipartisan gun law that recently passed Congress is a great step, but she believes other measures are needed in the wake of the Highland Park mass shooting.
Duckworth said the new federal law criminalizes straw purchasing. It refers to people buying guns for others, even when the buyer knows the person shouldn't possess firearms. It’s good, she said, but more is needed.
“The next thing that could be done that I think can be done in a bipartisan way is universal background checks,” Duckworth said. “95% of all Americans agree that we should close the gun show loophole: this loophole of people being able to sell something under the guise of a private sale.”
The Democratic junior senator from Illinois would also like to see a National Firearm Owners ID card, similar to what Illinois gun owners must obtain.
Duckworth said she favors an assault weapons ban, but she knows that measure would face stiff Republican opposition.
Recently, Duckworkworth said, more Republicans have been willing to at least talk about gun laws. That, she added, has given her some hope.
“After the Uvalde shooting, I heard from many of my Republican colleagues who, for the first time, were open to looking at some sort of gun legislation,” Duckworth said.
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